Hash Brown Recipe With Spam

Bake potatoes in 450 oven with skin on dry until done but still firm approx 40 minutes. Set aside and let come to room temp. This can be done night before. Just make sure potatoes are room temp of cold.

While spam is cooking dice potatoes to 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch size including skin. Put in medium high non stick skillet with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and spread out flat.

When potatoes have browned on side one sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric and cayenne pepper to taste and mix in and flatten out.

Once spam has browned dump on top of potatoes and mix in.

Cook mixture until crispy on outside but tender.

Mix three egg whites in small bowl and add salt, pepper, cayenne to taste, 1/4 tsp turmeric and a splash of water. Add small pat of butter to empty Spam skillet and melt. Add egg mixture and cook until done flipping once.

Baking Potatoes I have found to be the best way to make hash browns. If you have never tried this method I strongly recommend it. The Turmeric adds little flavor but give the potatoes a great color. You could add peppers and onions also....Russ

Not to nit-pick, but I always thought Hash Browns were grated spuds, fried crispy on one side then flipped and browned again. Maybe it's a regional thing. And what have you got against egg yolks?....I mean you're using Spam so it can't be a health thing. I do like the turmeric thing tho.

Not to nit-pick, but I always thought Hash Browns were grated spuds, fried crispy on one side then flipped and browned again. Maybe it's a regional thing. And what have you got against egg yolks?....I mean you're using Spam so it can't be a health thing. I do like the turmeric thing tho.

Its a regional thing. I agree with you on the shredded ones as that's what I always called them. While the others were just called home fries. The lack of egg yolks was because my son does not like them. I posted it as I made it.

What Russ is making I would call "SPAM Hash', Like Corned Beef Hash but using SPAM. To me, Hash Browns consist of potatoes and a little onion only, no meat. Guess it doesn't matter what you call it as long as it tastes good!